Measuring efficiency of the hotel and restaurant sector: The case of India

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 378-387

  Sanjeev, Gunjan M ^a  

^a IILM Institute of Higher Education   (India)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Hotel and catering industry; India; Process efficiency; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547286343     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710757543     Document Type: Article

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